Author: Festus Adeloye

US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose 200 percent tariffs on wine, champagne and other alcoholic products from European Union countries, in retaliation against the bloc’s planned levies on US-produced whiskey. Trump has launched trade wars against competitors and partners alike since taking office, wielding tariffs as a tool to pressure countries on commerce and other policy issues. His latest salvo was in response to Wednesday’s unveiling by the European Union of tariffs on $28 billion in US goods in stages from April — measures that in turn retaliated against Trump’s earlier levies against steel and aluminium imports.…

The Labour Party has vehemently rejected Senator Nenadi Usman’s alleged bid to form an alliance with the party alongside her mentor and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. According to Obiora Ifoh, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Nenadi Usman’s attempt to transact with the Labour Party is ‘clearly criminal and must be resisted’. Ifoh, on Thursday, 13 March 2025, emphasised that Nenadi Usman is not a registered member of the Labour Party, despite joining in 2022 in support of the party’s presidential candidate. ‘Her name is still not on the party’s register, and she is not recognised by the party’s…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that he got the consent of former President Muhammadu Buhari before dumping the  the All Progressives Congress (APC).  The former governor, who announced his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in a statement posted on his verified Facebook page on Monday, made the disclosure in a recent interview with BBC Hausa. El-Rufai who said he paid Buhari a visit last Friday and informed him of his decision to leave the APC added that Buhari is always in the know when he makes such decisions. “I left the APC with his full knowledge.…

Despite being members of the class of ’99 governors, President Bola Tinubu and former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili never had any form of friendship till this moment, a presidency source informed TheScrutinyNG on Wednesday. Both men were governors of Lagos and Rivers from 1999 to 2007. While Odili was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on whose platform he was elected, Tinubu was a leader of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) and later Action Congress (AC). In August 2010, The Action Congress changed its name to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in its quest to…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed dissatisfaction over the action of the Rivers State House of Assembly, denying him entry from the quarters on Wednesday. Fubara addressed residents of the Khana Local Government Area of the state during the commissioning of some health facilities shortly after the drama at the Assembly quarters. The governor insisted that he communicated his intention to visit the lawmakers to Speaker Martins Amaewhule before he showed up at the quarters to re-represent the 2025 Budget as directed by the Assembly following the verdict of the Supreme Court on February 28, 2025. READ ALSO: Rivers…

A former Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has failed in his bid for re-election into the FIFA Council, missing out by just one vote. At the Confederation of African Football General Assembly in Cairo on Wednesday, Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi secured the last available seat with 29 votes, edging out Pinnick, who managed 28. Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa topped the election with 49 votes, while Egypt’s Hani Rida and Niger’s Djibrilla Hamidou each polled 35 votes. Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Waberi also secured their places with 29 votes apiece. The outcome marks a setback for Pinnick, who had served on FIFA’s…

Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, welcomed the Jamaican Ambassador to Nigeria, Lincoln Downer, and his Consular, Andre Hibbert, to his office in Abuja for this engagement. Downer emphasised the potential for mutually beneficial diplomatic engagements between Jamaica and Nigeria. He highlighted the importance of improving and enhancing bilateral relations, including reviewing…

Two charred remains of unidentified persons have been recovered following an explosion on Tuesday night that triggered an inferno on Otedola Bridge, Lagos. Four others sustained varying degrees of injuries, while four buildings and 15 vehicles were destroyed. Vanguard reported that the blast involved a 30-tonne DAF gas truck. Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure at 10:30 p.m. He explained, “The accident was suspected to have occurred when the vehicle was trying to ascend the link road to the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by Otedola Bridge. Consequently, the vehicle somersaulted, spilled its entire contents on…

Paris Saint-Germain have knocked Liverpool out of the UEFA Champions League. They won 4-1 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 at extra time.

The Supreme Council for Sim, a political group supporting Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has strongly criticised calls for his resignation or impeachment. An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Tony Okocha had demanded that Fubara step down or face impeachment, accusing him of mismanaging the state, violating the law, and disrespecting President Bola Tinubu, who previously intervened in the state’s political crisis with an eight-point agenda. However, at a media briefing in Port Harcourt, two leaders of the pro-Fubara group described Okocha’s remarks as provocative. The group’s convener, Joshua Fubara, cautioned Okocha and others pushing for the governor’s removal against…